Alter do Chão

Região Metropolitana de Santarém, Pará, Brazil

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:29 pm

7 am
9.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

8 am
8.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
8.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

10 am
8.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great

11 am
8.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

12 pm
8.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
8.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
8.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

6 pm
7.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 30°C85°F
Water: —
Wind: 2214 km/hmph E
Gusts: 3018 km/hmph
Waves: —
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:29 pm

Today

9.2Excellent7 am1912

8.9Excellent8 am2213

8.4Great9 am2113

8.0Great10 am2012

8.2Great11 am1912

8.9Excellent12 pm1811

8.7Excellent1 pm1811

8.2Great2 pm1912

7.5Great3 pm2012

7.6Great4 pm1811

7.1Great5 pm1711

7.5Great6 pm149

Sat

9.4Excellent7 am1711

9.2Excellent8 am2012

9.1Excellent9 am2012

9.2Excellent10 am1912

9.1Excellent11 am1912

8.9Excellent12 pm1912

8.7Excellent1 pm1912

8.5Excellent2 pm1912

8.7Excellent3 pm1811

8.8Excellent4 pm1610

9.3Excellent5 pm138

9.2Excellent6 pm138

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

About Alter do Chão

Alter do Chão is a beach in Santarém, Pará, Brazil, located 1.638 kilometers away from Praia de Alter do Chão. It is 55 meters from the nearest bus stop and 71 meters from the village of Alter do Chão.

From Wikipedia

Alter do Chão is one of the administrative districts of the city of Santarém, in Pará state located on the right bank of the Tapajós. The distance to the city center about 37 kilometres across the highway Everaldo Martins (PA-457). It is the main tourist spot of Santarém, it houses the most beautiful freshwater beach in the world according to the British newspaper The Guardian, and is popularly known as the Brazilian Caribbean.

Source: Alter do Chão, Pará on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 60 m180 ft
Nearest town: 70 m230 ftAlter do Chão (village)
Nearest airport: 19 km12 miMaestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM)

Nearby places

AyôFood and drink
460 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Alter do Chão.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
Sun7.1 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 6%
Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 10%
Wed7.9 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 15%
Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 8%